<p>GET FAST and GAME STRONG with the all-new generation of ZOTAC GAMING GeForce GTX graphics cards. Based on the new NVIDIA Turing architecture, it’s packed with GDDR5 fast memory. Now get all that performance in a low profile form factor fit for height restricted spaces.</p> <p>- Low Profile...

SFF Lingo Aficionado

Here's something interesting; looks like some marketers have already updated their websites to include the ZOTAC card, even though it is not yet available. This one has priced the card at £159.09 ($200.00):

Airflow Optimizer

MSI released one of first low-profile (half-height) graphics cards based on the GeForce GTX 1650. The card uses a monolithic aluminium heatsink that's ventilated by two 60 mm fans. Although there's just one row of display outputs, the cooler is over 1 slot thick, and so you get dual-slot I/O...

SFF Lingo Aficionado

Does there really need to be a replacement for the 1030 at this point, though? That card does an amazing job for a power budget of just 30 watts.

The current high-end gaming GPUs perform well by performing massively parallel computations, requiring lots of silicon, and therefore lots of wattage. All that electricity generates enormous amounts of heat that must be removed somehow.

As a low-profile card has less surface area available for cooling than a standard-sized card, it is in even greater need of a large heatsink. I think the cost of additional width is an acceptable trade-off for the reduced height...

SFF Lingo Aficionado

ZOTAC gave out the SKU number for their card, and that number has been popping up in more and more online storefronts over the last few days. None of them show that they have the card in stock, but a few of them report that they will have the LP cards on July 1st. So, that is the date I'm currently betting on.

Master of Cramming

So, I'm planning another low profile build but I'm hesitating to buy this. I'd rather not end up with this card and have the 1650ti launch a couple weeks later. Has there been any recent news on the 1650ti?

Airflow Optimizer

So, I'm planning another low profile build but I'm hesitating to buy this. I'd rather not end up with this card and have the 1650ti launch a couple weeks later. Has there been any recent news on the 1650ti?

Zip, nada, nothing !!!
I don't want one even if they do, the 1650 has had some of it's media engine stripped from the die (won't affect gamers or coders) making it a no go for me as a playback card with some editing.
I went with a 1660ti card in the end and couldn't be happier, full media engine intact and 120w power draw gaming. At almost GTX1070 level, it's amazing perf per watt !!!
Yes it does cost more and you need a bigger case for it, I was happy to trade that for the intact Turing media engine !!!

Trash Compacter

Zip, nada, nothing !!!
I don't want one even if they do, the 1650 has had some of it's media engine stripped from the die (won't affect gamers or coders) making it a no go for me as a playback card with gaming as a secondary concern.
I went with a 1660ti card in the end and couldn't be happier, full media engine intact and 120w power draw gaming. At almost 1070 level, it's amazing perf per watt !!!

SFF Lingo Aficionado

Does there really need to be a replacement for the 1030 at this point, though? That card does an amazing job for a power budget of just 30 watts.

The current high-end gaming GPUs perform well by performing massively parallel computations, requiring lots of silicon, and therefore lots of wattage. All that electricity generates enormous amounts of heat that must be removed somehow.

As a low-profile card has less surface area available for cooling than a standard-sized card, it is in even greater need of a large heatsink. I think the cost of additional width is an acceptable trade-off for the reduced height...

Consumption problem can solve undervolt video cards. Judging by the publications - you can very significantly reduce consumption. But, unfortunately, there is no BIOS editing software for new card models to permanently register these settings in the video card itself.

SFF Lingo Aficionado

Consumption problem can solve undervolt video cards. Judging by the publications - you can very significantly reduce consumption. But, unfortunately, there is no BIOS editing software for new card models to permanently register these settings in the video card itself.

But, why would there be? The cards have been designed for high wattage, both in their settings and in their construction -- thus, they are created to occupy two (or even more) slots. Presumably, you wouldn't need to undervolt a single-slot card, it would have already been designed not to overheat...

SFF Lingo Aficionado

But, why would there be? The cards have been designed for high wattage, both in their settings and in their construction -- thus, they are created to occupy two (or even more) slots. Presumably, you wouldn't need to undervolt a single-slot card, it would have already been designed not to overheat...

They are designed for trade and mass in the first place.
And the ideas of the SFF are still a lot of enthusiasts than the mass consumer.
Otherwise, there would be no articles and videos where users reduced the consumption of video cards without loss of performance.

SFF Lingo Aficionado

They are designed for trade and mass in the first place.
And the ideas of the SFF are still a lot of enthusiasts than the mass consumer.
Otherwise, there would be no articles and videos where users reduced the consumption of video cards without loss of performance.

SFF Lingo Aficionado

Anandtech has just come out with a short article on the ZOTAC and MSI cards. The author doesn't have anything particularly new to say about them, but does provide a nice summary of everything we do know about them so far. He also postulates that they should be offered close to the MSRP recommended by NVIDIA for the 1650, which is $149.